Exam objective
AZ-900Describe cloud computing
This objective sits in Describe cloud concepts, which carries 27% of the Azure Fundamentals exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Microsoft Azure page it rests on.
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A worked example
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In the shared responsibility model, which factor primarily determines how security responsibilities are divided between a customer and Microsoft?
Correct.
Checked against learn.microsoft.com, July 2026Concept
Responsibility for a workload is split between customer and provider, and where the line falls is not fixed. It moves according to how much of the stack the provider operates on your behalf.
Why D
The source states that workload responsibilities vary depending on whether the workload is IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, or on-premises, making the service model the deciding factor.
Source
Shared responsibility in the cloud, checked July 2026Workload responsibilities vary depending on whether the workload is hosted on software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), or in an on-premises datacenter…
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Sample question 1 of 3
A company previously configured an Azure Policy assignment that restricts resource deployment to a specific list of allowed regions. The company now wants to deploy resources into a new region. What must the company do?
Sample question 2 of 3
A team deploys a set of virtual machines and wants to minimize the impact of a regional outage on that resource group. What placement approach should they follow?
Sample question 3 of 3
A cloud architect is designing a multi-region deployment for high availability and wants to also use availability zones within each region. What should the architect verify before finalizing the design?
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